Plane Picks Nebraska Gl Off Transport Plane
Salem, Mass. AP says Nebraska soldier Tech. Sergeant Charles F. Buggy of Winnebago stepped from a Coast Guard mercy plane at 9 23 a m after being rescued from the Troop Transport Gen. Alexander Patch 500 miles at sea in the Atlantic. He is a World War II veteran whose child has polio and another ill, with his wife facing spinal surgery. He expressed gratitude and hope for home news.
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Charles ‘R. Buggy
Winnebago
Neb
J. D. Hudgens
Coast Guard
Salem
Mass
William G. Fenlon
Nebraska
Tech
Ste
Charles F. Buggy
Alexander Patch
Atlantic Ocean
New York
Bremerhaven
Germany
Westover Air Force Base
Most-Wanted Fugitive Ringed Around Missouri
William Merle Martin, a FBI ten most wanted fugitive, was surrounded by a cordon in Pacific Missouri as authorities admitted they cannot search rugged woods. Missouri highway patrol Capt. Lewis Howard said the area is so dense officers may be within feet of him without spotting him. A stolen Birmingham Alabama car driver fled into a rough western St. Louis County area after troopers forced the vehicle into a ditch. the suspect matched Martin's description.
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Pacific
Polier
William Merle Martin
FBI
Lewis Howard
Missouri Highway Patrol
Birmingham
Ala
St. Louis
Martin
Government lifts price controls on many consumer goods
Washington reports the Office of Price Stabilization suspended controls on radios television sets carpets beds bedding cotton fabrics and more while food prices rise to a record peak nine tenths of a percent between January 26 and August 15. Pork and chicken lead the surge and may push the cost of living higher when the August index is released.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Agriculture Department
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Governor Signs 2 Bills to Aid Quake-Hit Areas
Governor Ear! Warren signed two laws from the special session to aid earthquake damaged areas. One creates a 3 million dollar fund for low interest loans to public agencies for repairs. The other gives quake zone schools priority in state construction loans. Warren praised Bakersfield resilience during a press conference.
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Sacramento
Warren
H.W
Fat) Kelly
R-Shaler
Kelly
Parthquake
Bakersfield
Houston Jail Prefers Warmer Temperatures for Inmates
In a recently heated scene the Houston city jail, praised for its air conditioning, faced a cold morning as three prisoners ripped bedding and huddled for warmth. Jail staff detected a basement fire started by an elderly detainee drinking and toasting himself beside burning clothing.
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Houston
Texas
New City
Senator Smith warns limits on U S aid to free world
U S Senator Willis Smith told 350 Interparliamentary Conference delegates in Bern that American aid to the free world has limits due to economic problems and a large debt. He noted over 80 percent of the budget supported foreign aid and defense and urged unity against tyranny while warning against nationalism and refugee work barriers.
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Bern
Switzerland
Willis Smith
United States
Russia
Smith
Europe
Labor Day Rush Jams Highways
United Press reports a nationwide Labor Day exodus as forty million cars flood highways and public carriers hit capacity. The National Safety Council in Chicago forecasts about 480 fatalities from heavy traffic, up from 461 last year, while fair weather and the parade of travel drive millions to beaches camps and schools.
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United Press
National Safety Council
Chicago
Weekend Forecast Slight Warmth with Morning Sprinkles
A light weather change with Saturday highs near 90 and mostly cloudy skies. Partly cloudy conditions bring a small chance of sprinkles Saturday morning.
Allied air blitz pounds Pyongyang in record strike
Allied planes executed 1403 sorties against Pyongyang in three waves carving a path of destruction. Dawn to dusk raids dropped 597 tons of high hazardous materials and 4000 gallons of burning fuel on more than 40 targets, with 52,000 machinegun rounds and heavy anti aircraft fire.
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Seoul
Pyongyang
U. S. Air Force
Navy
U. N
U. S
Korea
Red Capital
Tokyo
Ita
Pyongyang Quadia
Subho
Lee Manchurian Frontier
Justice Dept Grilled on War Fraud Case
A Justice Department attorney told a House subcommittee that the government did not prosecute Norman E. Miller and Associates of Detroit because many witnesses dropped out. Miller headed the firm and was linked to delays with witnesses including one sent to a mental hospital and another facing bigamy charges. The indictment from 1844 on six counts involving 14,000 was dropped in 1950 for being too aged. Tom C. Clark, then leading the criminal division, sought withdrawals and substitutions in prosecutions.
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Washington
Justice Department
Norman E. Miller
Knock
House Judiciary
Robert A. Collier
Miller
Collier
Iowa
Tom
C. Clark
Supreme Court
Clark
Quirino Takes Helm in Fight on Locusts
President Elpidio Quirino assumes direct control of the anti locust campaign in the southern Philippines after expressing great dissatisfaction with prior efforts. Locust swarms have damaged rice corn sugar and other crops across the southern islands, with Masbate Province hardest hit.
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Manila
Elpidio ‘Quiring
Philippines
Masbate
W ornamented call for military control of Korea by American Legion
The American Legion, at its 34th annual Madison Square Garden convention, urged abandoning civilian political control in Korea and granting the military full authority. A unanimous vote adopted the resolution after briefings by Air Force Secretary Finletter, Navy Secretary Kimball, and Army Secretary Pace. Lewis Ketcham Gough of Pasadena, California, was elected national commander, pledging a strong military program and universal national security training.
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New York
American Legion
Legion
Madison Square Garden
Armed Forces
Thomas K. Finletter
Air Force
Dan Kimball
Navy
Frank Pace Jr
Army
Lewis Ketcham Gough
Pasadena
Calif
Gough
California
Donald RB
Wilson
Clarksburg
W. Va
FBI Reports US Communist Party Decline In Past Year
J Edgar Hoover said in a San Diego Tribune interview that 24 647 known party members exist in the United States today, down 6 934 in the year New York State leads with 11 695 members California 3 521 Illinois 1 492 Ohio 224 New Jersey 1 070 others under 1 000 Hoover notes the decline occurs amid ongoing concern over atheistic godless communism during his vacation and medical check up in San Diego.
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San Diego
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Hoover
New York State
California
Dinois
Ohina
New Jersey
Vandenberg Says Soviets Could Not Stop A Nuclear Attack
Detroit AP report quotes Air Force chief Gen Hoyt S. Vandenberg stating the Soviet Union could not halt an American atomic counteroffensive if war began. He warned Russia would not avert terrible punishment and stressed ongoing testing and allied air force experience support the view.
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Detroit
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Air Force
Russia
Vandenberg
Association
United States
Ari Andersecretar
Karl R. Bendetsen
Presith
Andenberg
Mother Kills Her Retarded Daughter in Sleep Aid Suicide
A Culver City mother, Elizabeth Wescott Fraps, 44, overdosed her one year old daughter Joanne with sleeping pills then shot herself. She survived a chest wound and was jailed at General Hospital in serious condition. A note claimed fear for the child's future and asked that the husband be told after he returns from Greenland.
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Los Angeles
WUD
Elizabeth Wescott Fraps
Culver City
General Hospital
Joanne
Where to Find in the Daily Paper
A guide lists sections and page numbers for features including Beach Combing on B-1 Hoyle on A, Fr idge B-2 Classified Ads B-9 to IS Comics 6-8 Crossword B-7 Editorial A-10 Financials e-6, 7 Obituaries B-7 Radio TV A-12 Sports Wages A-13 to A-15 Theaters 8-5 Tides Temperatures A-5 to A-7 Warner Activities B-2
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Hoyle
Editoria
Warner
Tropic Storm Aims Blow at Florida Coast
A tropical storm intensified into a hurricane aimed at the Florida coast. Center reported near 28.0N 76.5W about 280 miles east of Melbourne at 11 am as warnings extended from Vero Beach to Wilmington. Forecasters said the upper Florida peninsula, Georgia, and South Carolina faced the threat with inland arrival expected before tomorrow morning.
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Miami
Atlantic
Melbourne
Fla
Weather Bureau
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Vero Beach
Wilmington
N. C
Penin Sula
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
INKS
MacFadden Parachute Jump Celebrates Birthday in Paris
Bernarr MacFadden, 84, famed publisher and outdoor life advocate, jumped from a plane over Paris aiming to prove his health theories keep him young. He deployed two parachutes but landed on the dry west bank after missing the Seine River. He wore red flannel underwear and a life belt as he celebrated turning another year.
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Paris
Bernarr Macfadyen
Seine River
MacFadden
Woman Defeats Bear in Bold Salida Camp Clash
In Salida a local woman at a family camp faced a large brown bear. She banged two empty buckets, yelled, and charged, driving the bear away while claiming a decisive win in her unusual encounter.
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Salida
Calo
Cle Brookshire
Truman Announces New Venezuelan Trade Agreement
President Truman disclosed a revised reciprocal trade pact with Venezuela in Washington. The treaty lowers U S tariff on all imports to 1034 cents per barrel or less and sets petroleum duties at 5 percent plus 4 cents per barrel for API under 25, and 10 percent plus 0 cents for API 25 or more. Venezuela becomes the main beneficiary of U S shipments from South America.
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Washington
VLP
Truman
United States
Venezuela
U. S
U.S
Old Soldier Defends Ike and Stevenson Against McCarthy Attacks
Gen George C Marshall says Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson are his boys for defending him against Sen Joseph McCarthy. He recalls sending Eisenhower to Europe and Stevenson aiding UN and Europe aid plans. Marshall avoids politics, noting his Republican father and Democrat mother. California Governor Earl Warren visits after denouncing McCarthy's remarks.
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Santa Barbara
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wisconsin
Marshall
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Europe
United Nations
California
Earl Warren
AFL
McCarthy
Vey Marshall
Leesburg
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Reds
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Adlai
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